Welcome to the blog of Future Leaders Underprivileged Children's Centre (UCC)
About Future Leaders UCC
Running for over 14 years, Future Leaders Underprivileged Children’s Centre is a free educational and sports programme based in Accra, Ghana. The UCC is a registered Ghanaian NGO, dedicated to integrating out-of-school youth into the formal education system and promoting vocational training for young adults at their sewing centre and beauty salons. The UCC is managed by the Ghanaian project founder, Billa Mamud, in conjunction with a registered UK charity of the same name.
The UK charity (also called Future Leaders UCC), provides volunteers and financial support to the Centre in Ghana. They exist to ensure that the Ghanaian project can continue to develop. Money from their Volunteer Programme and Sponsor a Child scheme goes towards the running costs of the Centre.
Once children graduate from the UCC the programme endeavours to place them in local government schools. Whilst the Ghanaian state schooling system is advertised as 'free', students must still pay fees to cover desk, classroom and textbook use, exams and registration and pay for a uniform and transport. The Akosua Foundation based in the Netherlands also runs a Sponsor a Child scheme which provides funding to send children in to mainstream education.
What will you find on our blog?
Here we will be posting about the project and about the school, the volunteers, and day to day life here at the Centre. To get regular updates from Ghana why not join our Facebook group here.
Find out more
You can visit our websites for more information:
www.futureleaders-ucc.org for info about the Centre
www.volunteerucc.org for info about the Volunteer Programme
www.stichingakosua.org for info about the Akosua Foundation
